Salmond accuses Danny Alexander of 'scaremongering'

Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond has accused the Secretary to the
Treasury, Danny Alexander, of "scaremongering" after he delivered
a speech saying Scots would be millions of pounds worse off if they broke
away from the UK

9:45PM BST 28 May 2014

Politicians in Westminster and Edinburgh have clashedover the economic impact of Scottish independence, each claiming that Scots would be richer after the referendum.

First Minister Alex Salmond declared it was a "watershed moment" in the campaign as he said people could be £1,000 a year better off in 15 years as a result of an "independence bonus".

But Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander branded that a "bogus bonus" as he said remaining in the union would give everyone in Scotland an annual £1,400"UK dividend".

Mr Salmond added: "The treasury have been caught red-handed scaremongering." He accused the Treasury of criticising the academic they previously credited for his research.